Data Science Manager - Application Fraud

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

SentiLink seeks a Data Science Manager to lead a growing team that builds fraud detection models for identity verification. The role blends hands‑on ML development, production engineering, and people management in a fast‑paced, remote‑first environment.

Role Snapshot

• Manage and grow a team of data scientists
• Lead end‑to‑end fraud detection model lifecycle
• Mentor technical direction and career growth
• Collaborate with senior leadership, product and engineering
• Drive business‑impactful analytics and insights
• Own production code for real‑time decisioning

Must-Have Requirements

• Python 3
• PostgreSQL
• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift)
• Machine Learning
• Statistical Modeling
• Feature Engineering
• Production‑grade code
• People Management
• Data science leadership
• Machine learning model development
• Team management
• Master's degree in a relevant field
• PhD in a relevant field
• must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• must live in the United States

Nice-to-Have Signals

• SOTA ML solutions
• Identity/fintech familiarity
• Fraud domain knowledge
• Startup environment
• State‑of‑the‑art ML

Work Setup

• Location: United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States
• Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

• Work authorization: must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Visa sponsorship: no

Not Specified in JD

• Travel
• Security clearance

What You'll Likely Work On

• Directly manage a team of 2‑6 data scientists, hiring and developing talent
• Provide deep technical mentorship and guide model design decisions
• Plan, resource, and communicate project status with senior leadership and cross‑functional partners
• Develop, productionalize, and monitor fraud detection models from data acquisition through feature engineering and evaluation
• Research emerging fraud types and prototype new identity‑verification products
• Write reliable production code that powers real‑time decision APIs
• Design and present analyses that shape product, risk, marketing, and sales strategies

Good Fit If You Have

• Excellent communicator comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders
• Strong business intuition for high‑impact DS solutions
• Proven record solving complex, high‑visibility problems with ML
• Thrives in fast‑paced, startup‑like environments